Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 6:29 AM CDT (11:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-31 11:29:49 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.065° N, 103.722° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.0western Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.937 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021owjx (also filed as us6000f0yq). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.